10 Best New Comic Book Characters Of The Decade

Aqualad has always been a difficult character to figure out. While Aquaman isn't that silly a name to have, and the character has always backed himself up when it counted, Aqualad has always been one of those names that immediately stacks the odds against a character's favour. It should come as no surprise that the original Aqualad changed his name to the much cooler sounding Tempest the second he could.

Fortunately, the comics made the wise decision of incorporating Young Justice's excellent re-imagining of Aqualad, Kalder'ahm, into the official DC universe. Kalder is one of the best sidekick characters that DC has ever created - cool, focused, level-headed, but also unsure of himself to keep him feeling human.

Kalder is one of those characters that keeps finding a way to get even better the more he shows up, including his most recent appearances on the current incarnation of the Teen Titans, where it's officially stated that he's gay.

Kalder is one of the best additions to the Aquaman mythos that DC has ever made. A welcome departure from the other characters in that universe, while also feeling completely at home among them.